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In a battle between the seasoned veterans and the newcomers, Stage 7 of the 2012 USA Pro Challenge came down to a matter of seconds in the Individual Time Trial that saw veteran Christian Vande Velde (USA) of Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda take home the overall win. In the “race of truth,” Taylor Phinney (USA) of BMC Racing…

In a battle to the finish, Stage 6 of the 2012 USA Pro Challenge came to a close when Rory Sutherland (AUS) of the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team crossed the line at the top of Flagstaff Mountain in Boulder first, followed by Fabio Aru (ITA) of Astana Pro Team and Jens Voigt (GER) of RadioShack-Nissan-Trek.…

With the riders reaching speeds of up to 42 mph, Stage 5 of the 2012 USA Pro Challenge came to an exciting conclusion with Tyler Farrar (USA) of Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda taking the win to the cheers of huge crowds. He was followed close behind by Taylor Phinney (USA) of BMC Racing Team in second and Alessandro…

USA Cycling on Friday announced the elite women and juniors men and women riders who will compete in the 2012 UCI Road World Championships in Limburg, Netherlands from Sept. 16-23. The United States has qualified the maximum seven riders in the elite women’s road race. Shelley Olds (AA Drink-Leontien Cycling Team), Amber Neben and Evelyn…

In an impressive solo breakaway that began less than an hour into Stage 4 of the 2012 USA Pro Challenge, Jens Voigt (GER) of RadioShack-Nissan-Trek powered through the 97.2-mile course to take home the win in front of massive crowds lining the uphill finish in Beaver Creek. Almost three minutes later, the peloton crossed the…

Kai Reus of the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team outsprinted his breakmates to win a third stage for the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team at the Volta a Portugal earlier today. Teammates Jay Thomson and Jason McCartney soloed to victory in stage 1 and stage 6 respectively at the 10-stage race earlier this week. “It was very…

Stage 2 of the 2012 USA Pro Challenge featured a challenging ride under blue skies and saw an unexpected finish, with Tejay van Garderen (USA) of BMC Racing Team pulling through to take the stage win and the overall lead. Following close behind were Christian Vande Velde (USA) of Garmin-Sharp in second and Ivan Rovny…

The 2012 USA Pro Challenge got off to an exciting start, as the riders traveled the 125.7-mile route from Durango to Telluride where Tyler Farrar (USA) of Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda ultimately took home the stage win after a battle to the finish. In a difficult first stage complete with two Waste Management sprints and three Nissan King…

Megan Guarnier of Team TIBCO took 2nd in today’s hilly Stage 4 road race at the Trophee d’Or in central France. Guarnier now stands 4th overall, just 12 seconds behind the race leader. Lauren Hall took 10th place in today’s stage. “The riders have been fearless racing in this international peloton,” said the Team’s European…

After spending most of the 200-km stage in a two-man break, Jay Robert Thomson (UnitedHealthcare) accelerated on the penultimate climb and held off the chasing peloton to not only take the stage victory but the yellow jersey after stage 1 at the Volta a Portugal earlier today. “Today was one of the hardest days of…

American Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) out-climbed the field on the final day of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah to win Stage Six presented by UnitedHealthcare in three hours, six minutes and 54 seconds. And with a fourth place finish on today’s 76.7-mile (123.5-kilometer) stage in Park City, Swiss rider Johann Tschopp of BMC…

A solo attack up Little Cottonwood Canyon launched BMC Racing Team’s Johann Tschopp of Switzerland to victory today at Stage Five presented by Exergy Development Group of the 2012 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah. By hitting the finish line in four hours, 18 minutes and 20 seconds on the Queen Stage, the Swiss rider…

After chasing a six-rider breakaway for more than 120 miles, American Jake Keough of UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling won a thrilling sprint finish in downtown Salt Lake City at Stage Four presented by Adobe of the 2012 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah Friday afternoon. Keough edged out Liquigas-Cannondale’s Marco Benfatto (Italy) to the line in…

Rabobank’s Michael Matthews of Australia spent almost 65 miles in a breakaway and still had enough left to pull away from the field and win Stage Three presented by University of Utah Health Care at the 2012 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah. Matthews finished the 85.5-mile (137.6-kilometer) road race from Ogden to Salt Lake…

Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda set a blistering pace in the Team Time Trial at Miller Motorsports Park and took a convincing victory in Stage Two presented by XO Communications at the 2012 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah today. With a winning time of 22 minutes, 35.33 seconds, the Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda squad moved American rider Christian Vande Velde into…

Australian Rory Sutherland of UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team survived an epic first day in the Wasatch Mountains and won Stage One presented by Zions Bank at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah. After 131 miles of racing and nearly 8,938 feet of vertical gain, Sutherland outsprinted Liquigas-Cannondale’s Damiano Caruso (Italy) and BMC Racing Team’s…

USA Cycling announced Wednesday Olympic BMX cyclist Arielle Martin suffered an injury during routine training at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., on Tuesday. Due to her injuries, Martin will be unable to make Wednesday’s scheduled trip to London and will be replaced on the U.S. Olympic BMX Cycling Team by Brooke…

Downtown St. Charles, Illinois, and the Fox River was the backdrop for the inaugural Sammy’s St. Charles Prairie State Criterium. Infused with the energy of title sponsor Sammy’s Bikes, St. Charles welcomed nearly 350 riders plus fans with racing complemented by party tents, an expo, live music, massive BBQs, a family ride and more over…

Multiple world champion Marianne Vos, of the Netherlands, made the winning move Sunday in the women’s road race at the 2012 London Olympics Games, adding a road goal medal to her extensive palmares. After following its pre-race stategy throughout the race, the Canadian team had to revise its plans with 14 kilometers to go when…

With a medal in their grasp, the United States Olympic women’s cycling team suffered untimely bad luck on Sunday as Shelley Olds (Gilroy, Calif./AA Drink-Leontien) experienced a flat in the home stretch and finished seventh. With Team USA riding strong on the front all day, Olds was springboarded into what would be the winning move…